An apparatus is provided for removing product from a conveying belt having a plurality of openings therein. The apparatus includes a movable member with a surface area and a plurality of protruding members constructed and arranged to extend from the surface area for movement into and out of corresponding ones of the plurality of openings from a first side of the conveying belt, the plurality of protruding members adapted to contact and dislodge the product through to a second side of the conveying belt opposite to the first side for subsequent removal of the product from the conveying belt.

An apparatus is provided for removing product from a conveying belt having a plurality of openings therein. The apparatus includes a movable member with a surface area and a plurality of protruding members constructed and arranged to extend from the surface area for movement into and out of corresponding ones of the plurality of openings from a first side of the conveying belt, the plurality of protruding members adapted to contact and dislodge the product through to a second side of the conveying belt opposite to the first side for subsequent removal of the product from the conveying belt.